I enjoyed getting to know Tristan as a reader today; he was engaged and attentive throughout our session. We began with a read-aloud titled 'The Pigeon HAS to Go to School.' Tristan was familiar with the Pigeon character and actively participated in the reading. Next, we looked at 20 books and sorted them into sets of fiction and nonfiction after discussing both genres. Tristan used labels as references for "fiction/nonfiction" rather than using "real and not real."
Interestingly, he selected the same book his brother read for guided reading. We used the photos to help determine the record each animal held. Finally, we played the sound-changing game 'Quick Erase' using CVC words. Tristan was able to use rhyme to help him change beginning sounds; vowel changes were trickier.